President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has received congratulatory messages from foreign officials on the occasion of the anniversary of Cyprus Independence Day.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that in recent years, under the leadership of President Christodoulides, Cyprus has steadily upgraded national development and the people’s living standards and has promoted scientific and technological innovation and green development. Positive results have been achieved in these areas, he noted.
He added that next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cyprus and the 5th anniversary of the strategic cooperation between the two countries, noting that he attaches great importance to the development of bilateral relations.
The Chinese President expressed his readiness to work with the Cypriot President “to further promote our traditional friendship, maintain our mutual respect and mutual trust, and continue to continuously enrich the China-Cyprus strategic cooperation that will further benefit the peoples of the two countries.”
In his message, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the two countries enjoy a long history of strong friendship based on mutual respect and understanding and ongoing coordination on issues of common interest.
“It is our belief that through our efforts, we will be able to expand and strengthen our bilateral cooperation in various fields for the common benefit of our two peoples,” he said.
Christodoulides also received a message from US State Secretary, Marco Rubio, with the same content as that latter’s press statement on Cyprus’ National Day.